It’s Later Than You Think

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hollow haunted eyes will tell It's later than you think Money, hopes and future dreams All vanish in a blink Indigents both young and old At malnutrition's brink Graduates that cannot read I wonder if they think Rat racer succeeds Wife is draped in mink Landlord signs a deed Tenant blood for ink Mournful headline reads It's later than you think Working-class labor freeze Middle-class money squeeze Lower-class ends don't meet Out of cash, in the street Out of work in their prime Skim want ads in the line Down and out without a dime Turns to a life of crime Get caught, stuck in jail No way to raise the bail No grease to tip the scale Overcrowding in the jail [Verse 2] Tyrannosaurus Rex still roars It's later than you think Whales beach themselves on shore Decompose and stink Humans bent on profit cause Their habitat to shrink When fish have nowhere to swim What do you think you'll drink? Water clean to blue Fouled with chemicals and oil Poison soaking through Poisoning the soil Through the tap to you Farewell mortal coil! Spray Arid Extra-Dry Punch a hole in the sky Dust bowl to poison share Barren moon forever more Be our own missing link Burning eyes, constant blink Like dinosaurs now extinct It's later than you think From blue green and balanced home To the abyss we are thrown Engrave it on our tombstone And down to the catacombs [Verse 3] They knew a thousand years ago It's later than you think The last three hundred rhinos know It's later than you think Eco-bio-socio systems Tremble on the brink People all over the world know It's later than you think Repair the planet's health Clear the ship and shore Redivide the wealth Clothe and house the poor Pull the plug on Stealth Spare the world a war Don't let the children bleed Mouths we're obliged to feed Medical care they need Teach everyone to read Conserve and live with less Stop fear and prejudice All humankind must be Living and thinking free Raise mortality rate Not left to chance or fate 'Cause there's no time to waste Least it will be too late